The interactive timeline below depicts important events and milestones relevant to this exhibition, from the period of the early 1930’s through today. Events are tracked across three categories:
Franklin D. Roosevelt 
Norman Rockwell 
world events
George W. Bush – elected President
January 20, 2001 / 2000sPresident George W. Bush
(January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009)
Photo: Public Domain
9 / 11
September 9, 2001 / 2000sSeptember 11 or 9/11- a day the nation will never forget
Photo: Creative Common
The new Blu-Ray allowed for more data storage
2003 / 2000s
American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell launches at Akron Art Museum
November 10, 2007 / 2000s
Barack Obama becomes presiden
January 20, 2009 / 2000s44th President of the United States – President Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)
Photo: Public Domain
Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera launches at Norman Rockwell Museum
November 7, 2009 / 2000sRockwell’s “Problem We All Live with,” installed in Oval Office
July 25, 2011 / 2000sDuring Obama Presidency, President Barack Obama, Ruby Bridges, and representatives of the Norman Rockwell Museum view Rockwell’s The Problem We All Live With. (It is hanging in a West Wing hallway near the Oval Office)
Rockwell United Nations Exhibition
June 20, 2015 / 2000s
Donald Trump assumes office
January 20, 2017 / 2000sDonald Trump is elected President
(January 20, 2017 – Current)
Photo: Public Domain
Women’s March
January 21, 2017 / 2000sA protest that reached around the world
A protest for: human rights, women’s rights, immigration reform, healthcare reform, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, racial equality, freedom of religion, and workers’ rights
Photo: Creative Common
The Cloud
2017 / 2000sThe rise of Cloud Storage systems, which saves data on third-party hard drives.
March for Our Lives
March 24, 2018 / 2000sA student-led demonstration for stronger gun control laws
Photo: Public Domain
